Anopheles sinensis


		Author: Wiedemann 1828:547 (M, F). [Canton], China (ZMC). Distribution Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Synonyms plumiger Doenitz Type-loc: Hong Kong (ZM). 1901:37 (M, F). esoensis Tsuzuki Type-loc: Hokkaido, Japan (LU). 1902b:764 (M). Reid 1953:51 (suggests that Palaearctic material may be distinct from Oriental sinensis). [Variously spelled also as jezoensis and jezoensis.] Bionomics Larvae are found in shallow habitats, fresh water usually with emergent vegetation and exposed to direct sunlight. They are characteristic of open agricultural lands (chiefly rice fields). They have also been collected in ground pools, pools beside a river, marshes, stream margins, ditches, seepages, shallow ponds, and sumps. In mountainous areas they are confined to the valleys. Females are zoophilic but rarely bite humans. Females are exophilic and are rarely taken in indoor resting collections (Harrison and Scanlon 1975). Medical Importance Vector of Brugia malayi and secondary vector of malaria in China (Harrison and Scanlon 1975). Additional References Reid 1953:10 (M, F, P, L, E), 51 (tax.) Hara 1957:47 (F). Ohmori 1957:209 (M, E) Ohmori 1959:221 (P) Lee, Self, Hong and Lee 1973:383 (distr.) Harrison 1973b:7 (lectotype desig; distr.) Harrison and Scanlon 1975:45 (M, F, P, L, distr.) Kanda and Oguma 1976:325 (A; tax.) Otsuru, Nagashima, Nakamura and Kishimoto 1976: 301 (E) Kanda and Oguma 1977:115 (hybridization with sineroides) Linley, Yap and Damar 1995:44 (E*)

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